Format was a German weekly finance and business magazine published in Austria and headquartered in Vienna. The magazine existed between 1998 and 21 December 2015.

Format
Logo of Format magazine
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherVerlagsgruppe NEWS
Founded1998
Final issue21 December 2015
CompanyGruner + Jahr
CountryAustria
Based inVienna
LanguageGerman
Websitewww.format.at

History and profile edit

Format was established in 1998.[1] The magazine had its headquarters in Vienna and was published weekly on Fridays.[2][3] The publisher was the Verlagsgruppe NEWS.[4] Gruner + Jahr had a stake in the magazine.[5][6]

Format covered topics mainly on business, politics, culture and lifestyles.[3] The magazine also featured the views of bankers, trade experts and financiers.[7] One of its former editors-in-chief is Peter Pelinka.[7]

The magazine merged with its sister publication Trend at the end of 2015.[8] The last issue of Format was published on 21 December 2015.[8]

Circulation edit

Format had a circulation of 68,000 copies in 2003.[9] Its circulation was 50,000 copies in 2007.[10] The sold circulation of the weekly was 47,155 copies in 2009.[2] In 2010 its circulation was 61,000 copies.[11] Its circulation in 2012 was 31,021 copies.[5] The circulation of the magazine during the first half of 2013 increased to 39,296 copies.[12] The magazine sold 50,000 copies in 2014.[13]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Format". Publicitas. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Format – the Austrian Business Magazine (weekly)" (PDF). Blei. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Austrian magazines". w3newspapers. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Science News? Overview of Science Reporting in the EU" (PDF). European Commission. 2007. Archived from the original (Report) on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b "World of media". G+J. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. ^ Charlotte Natmeßnig. "Business Press in Austria" (PDF). Helsinki. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Communicating Europe: Austria Manual" (PDF). European Stability Initiative. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Business magazines Format and Trend will merge to form one title: Trend". Publicitas. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Media Markets: Austria Country Overview". Russian Telecom. August 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Western Europe Media Facts. 2011 Edition" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  12. ^ "List of represented titles. Magazines" (PDF). Publicitas International AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Austria: dominance of the tabloids". Euro Topics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.